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Buildings Y

Description

View from the inside of a terrace of a wooden house over stilts in the water. The roof is made of zinc and has exposed beams, the floor is made of wood and is partially covered by a rug. The terrace is surrounded by a wooden railing, over which there is laundry hanging. The area is decorated with chairs, a wooden table, and plants in decorative pots. In the background, there are two persons standing, besides a simple, wooden door, which is opened ajar.
Origin Name
CAJ_1023_N0017
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
Lajas
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or Earth Watch volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Plank construction
  • Zinc
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Chairs (furniture forms)
  • Flowerpots
  • Area rugs
  • Stilt houses
  • Tables (support furniture)
  • Seas
  • Stilts (structural elements)
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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